Genre: Realistic Fic / Romance
Page Count: 320
Page Count: 320
Seventeen-year-old
Caymen Meyers studies the rich like her own personal science experiment, and
after years of observation she’s pretty sure they’re only good for one
thing—spending money on useless stuff, like the porcelain dolls in her mother’s
shop.
So when Xander Spence walks into the store to pick up a doll for his grandmother, it only takes one glance for Caymen to figure out he’s oozing rich. Despite his charming ways and that he’s one of the first people who actually gets her, she’s smart enough to know his interest won’t last. Because if there’s one thing she’s learned from her mother’s warnings, it’s that the rich have a short attention span. But Xander keeps coming around, despite her best efforts to scare him off. And much to her dismay, she's beginning to enjoy his company.
She knows her mom can’t find out—she wouldn’t approve. She’d much rather Caymen hang out with the local rocker who hasn’t been raised by money. But just when Xander’s attention and loyalty are about to convince Caymen that being rich isn’t a character flaw, she finds out that money is a much bigger part of their relationship than she’d ever realized. And that Xander’s not the only one she should’ve been worried about.
So when Xander Spence walks into the store to pick up a doll for his grandmother, it only takes one glance for Caymen to figure out he’s oozing rich. Despite his charming ways and that he’s one of the first people who actually gets her, she’s smart enough to know his interest won’t last. Because if there’s one thing she’s learned from her mother’s warnings, it’s that the rich have a short attention span. But Xander keeps coming around, despite her best efforts to scare him off. And much to her dismay, she's beginning to enjoy his company.
She knows her mom can’t find out—she wouldn’t approve. She’d much rather Caymen hang out with the local rocker who hasn’t been raised by money. But just when Xander’s attention and loyalty are about to convince Caymen that being rich isn’t a character flaw, she finds out that money is a much bigger part of their relationship than she’d ever realized. And that Xander’s not the only one she should’ve been worried about.
I've been highly anticipating this book ever since I read Kasie
West's debut, Pivot Point, in February. Sadly, this book didn't live up
to my expectations.
The first 150 pages or so were extremely slow to me. I
wasn't fond of the main character, Caymen, and nothing was happening in the
story. I was very close to putting down the book, but for some reason I
kept reading. Luckily, the second half was good, and is why I gave this
book three stars when at the beginning I was thinking this one was only worth
one star.
THE CHARACTERS:
I didn't connect with Caymen at all. At the beginning, she
seemed very judgmental. Fortunately, she did change through the
book, so the character development was there, but she didn't have a very
fleshed-out backstory. The only thing that kept me reading her story was
her fun sarcasm.
As for Xander, I liked his character. It was fun to see his
character evolve from the first scene we saw him in the book, where he just
seemed like a snotty rich guy.
THE PLOT:
The plot was full of cliches, and I found it pretty predictable. On the plus side, there were some fresh ideas that made the story worth reading. I liked how Kasie West wrapped up the story, but the beginning was
uneventful and boring. The plotline in the middle was okay since that's
when the story finally began to pick up, but I'd say the last 50-or-so pages
were the best.
I also liked how Caymen lived and worked at a doll store - something I don't see very often and I liked that! It gave the story something interesting while the overused rich-boy poor-girl storyline was playing out.
I also liked how Caymen lived and worked at a doll store - something I don't see very often and I liked that! It gave the story something interesting while the overused rich-boy poor-girl storyline was playing out.
THE WRITING:
This is the main thing that bugged me in this book. I thought Kasie West's writing was excellent in Pivot Point, but in this, there were no interesting metaphors and the writing just seemed to drag down the story. I did quite enjoy the witty banter between Caymen and Xander, though, so that was a plus.
This is the main thing that bugged me in this book. I thought Kasie West's writing was excellent in Pivot Point, but in this, there were no interesting metaphors and the writing just seemed to drag down the story. I did quite enjoy the witty banter between Caymen and Xander, though, so that was a plus.
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